The file is currently being uploaded after a very time-taking .exe making process. It'll be up in 27 minutes. In the mean time, make sure to download and install a File Manager to speed up the downloading process. I can recommend 'DownItAll!' for Firefox and FlashGet for everything else.

Anyway, the subject of this article: The teams. Click 'Read More' to see the full list of teams in the DB.

I've been getting a lot of questions about what caused the crash, how we fixed it, etc., etc. - so let's start off with this as the first 'while we're waiting' news piece.

First of all, everyone should thank T-Photon. I didn't fix it, Cyanide didn't fix it, none of the good ideas coming from other well-known and respected database makers fixed the problem. The one who did was T-Photon. And the bug we suffered from seems to be a new PCM08 variant of the well-known March bug. I gave the .cdb to T-Photon, he fixed the March problem "in case that was what we suffered from", as he put it. I didn't think it was that, simply because the 'symptoms' didn't match what the March bug is generally known for doing - so I didn't test it until this morning.

And luckily for us, the fixed .cdb from T-Photon didn't crash.

But there's also some bad news related to this. There's some negative consequences of having implented the March bug fix. So far, we're only aware of one: It's impossible for Continental teams to seek wildcards for all Pro Tour events EXCEPT the three Grand Tours, Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and the Vuelta. In some cases, some will be picked automatically, in other cases only the PT teams will ride.

Other than that, we didn't notice anything.

Lastly, it's also worth thanking both bobcatsman and Im_the_best_coach. Both of them tried their best to help.

After intense final testing and a few tweaks to the DB, it's now being packed and made into an self-installation file, making it very easy to install. The downside is that the program is slow, so it'll take a while before it's ready to be downloaded. My guess is that it'll be a c. 21:30 - so a bit later than first estimated.

During the waiting time, we'll make sure to post more details about the DB - e.g. the full list of teams, the new races, etc. That said, I'm at work, so it also depends on how much time I have ;)

Update 00:53: The possible solution turned out negative :(

Update, 20:54: We're now testing out a possible solution to the problem. Of course, this takes some time as the problem doesn't appear until 2010, so either way, the earliest release of the DB will be tomorrow. I'll keep you updated on how the test ends.

I know that many of you are awaiting a release today. Unfortunately, this does not seem to end up happening. The thing is that we've run into a problem during the 2nd season; the 1st season runs perfectly and with no problems, but whenever you reach March in 2010, it'll crash after the 8th stage of Paris - Nice. With an editor, it's possible to get past this date, but that isn't really a perfect solution.

We're working on fixing the problem, but we're rather clueless on how to fix it. An entire table was completely redone yesterday in an attempt to fix the problem, but this morning's test showed that it hadn't helped.

Cyanide (= Eyolfur) might be able to help us - time will tell. If anyone else has any idea what the problem can be, feel free to contact me on MSN. Whenever that problem is fixed, the DB will be released.